Conflict degree

Concurrency factor can be used to determine the minimum resource allocation that is necessary to avoid resource conflicts, where we assume the worst case of all operations having unbounded execution delays. We first consider a sequencing graph G, and a resource binding 0 defined on G,. The resource binding partitions the shareable operations V into one or more instance operation sets where elements within an instance operation set all share the same hardware resource. We define the conflict degree of the binding 0 as follows. 

Definition 5.2.2 The conflict degree of a resource binding 0 in a sequencing graph G, denoted by degree 0), is computed as ... 

Serialization cost C,trial- Resource conflicts may arise due to a binding. Determining whether a conflict resolution exists under timing constraints is computationally expensive. Therefore, the conflict degree of Section 5.2 is used to estimate the number of threads of parallelism that need to be serialized in order to resolve the resource conflicts. C,trial is a heuristic... 

From Section 5.2, the concurrency factor of an implementable instance operation set is 1 and the conflict degree of an implementable binding is 0. 

Safety is essential for all pressure vessels, but ideally NGV containers should also be lightweight and inexpensive, with the highest possible capacity for a specified external envelope. In a given application, some degree of compromise is unavoidable between these conflicting requirements. 

There appear to be conflicting reports regarding the degradation of urethanes. For example, some urethanes are reported to have relatively poor hydrolysis resistance and good biodegradability [77], while other urethanes are reported to be so hydrolytically stable that they have been successfully used as an artificial heart [78]. Both reports are correct. It will be shown that the thermal, oxidative, and hydrolytic stability of urethanes can be controlled, to some degree, by the choice of raw materials used to make the urethane. 

The performance of human beings is profoundly influenced by the culture of the organization (see discussion of the right stuff above). Unit/plant/company cultures vary in the degree of decision making by an individual operator. Cultures vary in their approach to the conflict between shutdown for safety versus keep it running at all costs. Personnel in one plant reportedly asked Is it our plant policy to follow the company safety policy In an organization with an inherently safer culture, people would say, "Our plant policy is to follow the company safety policies and standards ... 

The effect of temperature is complex since there are two conflicting factors, (a) a decrease in the oxygen concentration which results in a decrease in and (b) an increase in the diffusion coefficient that increases about 3% per degree K rise in temperature. In a closed system from which oxygen cannot escape there is a linear increase in rate with temperature that corresponds with the increase in the diffusion coefficient. However, in an open system although the rate follows that for the closed system initially, the rate starts to decrease at about 70°C due to the decrease in oxygen solubility, which at that temperature becomes more significant than the increase in the diffusion coefficient see Section 2.1). 

Again, bacterial spores are much more resistant than vegetative cells, and their recorded resistance varies markedly depending upon their degree of dryness. In many early studies on dry heat resistance of spores their water content was not adequately controlled, so conflicting data arose regarding the exposure conditions necessary to achieve effective sterilization. This was partly responsible for variatiorrs in recommended exposure temperatures and times in different pharmacopoeias. 

Now that the definition of a volatile liquid has been settled, the expert system could apply the rule. However, this approach is clearly unsatisfactory. The all-or-nothing crisp set that defines "volatile" does not allow for degrees of volatility. This conflicts with our common sense notion of volatility as a description, which changes smoothly from low-boiling liquids, like diethyl ether (boiling point = 34.6°C), which are widely accepted to be volatile, to materials like graphite or steel that are nonvolatile. If a human expert used the rule ... 

The degree to which environmental stress actually contributes to the incidence and escalation of conflict depends on the relationship between the consequences of environmental stress and on number of socio-economic, political and other contextual factors. If these contextual factors are unfavorable, the incidence of conflict due to the consequences of environmental stress is likely. If the contextual factors are favorable, the probability of a peaceful solution is improved. 

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